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Recent Examples of determinacy
Those principles, along with historical analysis, will resolve a great deal of apparent under-determinacy.
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J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice.
—Longreads, 9 May 2017
J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice.
—Longreads, 9 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinacy
Noun
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Too many leaders confuse decisiveness with definitiveness—rushing to solve, speak and steer, leaving no room for others.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The goal here is not to inform or educate, to listen or process, to build or intellectualize but to win, to own, to dunk on, to break the opponent’s brain, to spawn an argument of such devastating definitiveness that the matter can be considered, once and for all, closed.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That character’s name alone — like the resurgence of Doofy — is an indication of the mirth the screenwriters take from skewering political correctness, cancel culture and social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeTo.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Prioritize systems that ensure correctness, even if that means sacrificing conversational elegance in high-stakes moments.—
Jerry Haywood,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The show's first season, centered around retirement community residents who band together to discover a dark truth of their community following the sighting of a monstrous creature, was met with positive reviews and has been among the streamer's weekly Top 10 since its premiere.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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As the series peels back the secrets surrounding the coastal town, Southwick’s performance evolves from rebellious teenager to a young man forced to confront painful truths about his family and his place in a much larger story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The monitor also utilizes 99% sRGB color gamut, as well as HDR10 to help create vivid colors as well as striking contrast to provide the highest graphical fidelity possible.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The governors of Utah and Arkansas deemed it Fidelity Month, which emphasizes fidelity to faith, country and family — without comment on how those families might be comprised.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But their specific details and strictness have modulated between political administrations in recent years.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
1 June 2026
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The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Determinacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinacy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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